MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F030.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2510180000F030.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 30 hour NAM valid 6Z SUN 19 OCT 25 Station: 36.91,-87.14 Latitude: 36.91 Longitude: -87.14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 35 SFC 979 216 21.6 16.4 72 5.2 18.1 175 19 296.5 298.7 292.1 331.3 12.06 2 950 479 20.1 15.7 76 4.3 17.2 179 37 297.6 299.7 292.3 332.1 11.91 3 900 943 16.9 14.4 85 2.5 15.3 188 54 298.9 301.0 292.4 332.6 11.53 4 850 1429 13.1 13.1 100 -0.0 13.1 196 58 299.9 301.9 292.4 332.7 11.22 5 800 1937 10.2 9.9 98 0.3 10.0 200 55 302.0 303.8 291.9 330.6 9.63 6 750 2474 9.0 2.4 63 6.6 5.4 213 50 306.3 307.5 290.2 324.9 6.08 7 700 3043 6.8 -3.9 46 10.7 1.6 214 48 310.0 310.8 289.6 322.8 4.08 8 650 3648 4.5 -8.6 38 13.1 -1.3 212 49 314.0 314.6 289.9 323.9 3.07 9 600 4294 -1.0 -4.9 75 3.9 -2.9 210 51 315.0 315.8 291.5 329.1 4.43 10 550 4982 -5.8 -10.0 72 4.2 -7.5 210 54 317.2 317.8 291.1 327.8 3.24 11 500 5721 -10.9 -19.3 50 8.4 -13.5 211 57 319.8 320.1 290.4 325.4 1.66 12 450 6525 -15.1 -20.8 62 5.6 -16.8 211 58 324.2 324.5 291.6 329.8 1.63 13 400 7405 -21.0 -28.7 50 7.7 -22.7 217 57 327.7 327.8 292.0 330.9 0.90 14 350 8378 -27.2 -38.4 34 11.2 -28.7 218 56 332.1 332.2 292.7 333.6 0.40 15 300 9471 -35.3 -38.2 74 2.9 -35.6 219 59 335.6 335.7 293.7 337.4 0.47 16 250 10713 -46.0 -48.9 72 2.9 -46.1 225 72 337.8 337.8 293.9 338.5 0.18 17 200 12170 -50.8 -75.1 4 24.3 -51.2 235 65 352.4 352.4 297.1 352.4 0.01 18 150 13998 -61.4 -80.6 6 19.2 -61.6 248 64 364.2 364.2 299.5 364.3 0.00 19 100 16472 -67.7 -86.0 6 18.3 -67.8 249 34 396.8 396.8 304.8 396.8 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.77 m Freezing level: 608.98 mb = 4178.00 m = 13707.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 672.66 mb = 3368.34 m = 11050.86 ft Precipitable water: 1.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 69.53 % Est. max temperature: 25.80 C = 78.44 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 907.13 mb = 875.56 m = 2872.53 ft T: 17.38 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.59 C/km ThetaE index: 9.92 C Layer 800.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 861.72 mb = 1312.33 m = 4305.48 ft Mean mixing ratio: 11.74 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.71 C = 76.47 F Cap Strength: 2.52 C Lifted Index: -0.70 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 3.55 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.66 C Showalter Index: -0.94 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 47.95 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 23.97 C Cross Totals Index: 23.98 C K Index: 26.35 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 388.30 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.47 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 34.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.30 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 15.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.47 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 881.32 mb = 1121.38 m = 3679.03 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 836.32 mb = 1564.63 m = 5133.25 ft Equ Level (EL): 776.32 mb = 2187.12 m = 7175.51 ft B at Equ Level: 11.49 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 736.32 mb = 2625.79 m = 8614.69 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 205.7 at 51.4 knts Storm direction: 235.7 at 38.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 6.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 79.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 471.4 neg: -5.0 tot: 466.4 m^2/s^2 ave: 155.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.74 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.4 stream: 8.5 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.10 Bulk Rich Number: 0.40 Bulk Shear: 86.11 m/s